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Lyman Taft Gunn 1810–1890 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Apr 1810

Birth Location: Sunderland, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 1 Dec 1890

Death Location: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA

Father: Cephas Gunn

Mother: Mary Taft

Spouse(s): Carolina Morehead

Children(s): James Gunn, Lyman Gunn, William Gunn, Sophie Gunn, Charles Gunn

In 1810, Lyman Taft Gunn entered the world in Sunderland, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA, born to Cephas Montague Gunn And Mary Lyman Taft. Lyman Taft Gunn married Carolina Matilda Morehead, and had children including Charles M Gunn, James Gunn, Lyman Cephas Gunn, Sophie R Gunn, William L Gunn. Lyman Taft Gunn passed away in 1890 in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1810, Lyman Taft Gunn entered the world in Sunderland, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA, born to Cephas Montague Gunn And Mary Lyman Taft.
  • Lyman Taft Gunn married Carolina Matilda Morehead, and had children including Charles M Gunn, James Gunn, Lyman Cephas Gunn, Sophie R Gunn, William L Gunn.
  • Lyman Taft Gunn passed away in 1890 in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Cephas Gunn
1790–1880
Birth Location: Montague City, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States
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Mary Taft
1793–1810
Birth Location: Montague City, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA
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Spouses(s)

Carolina Morehead
1816–1855
Birth Location: Kentucky, United States
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Children(s)

James Gunn
1840–1880
Birth Location: Tennessee, United States
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Lyman Gunn
1846–1914
Birth Location: Tennessee, United States
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William Gunn
1849–
Birth Location: Tennessee, United States
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Sophie Gunn
1851–1895
Birth Location: Tennessee, United States
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Charles Gunn
1855–
Birth Location: Tennessee, United States
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Lyman Gunn's Ancestors

Self
Lyman Gunn
1810–1890
Birth Place: Sunderland, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Cephas Montague Gunn
1790–1880
Montague City, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States
Mary (Lyman) Taft
1793–1810
Montague City, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Nathaniel (Gunn) Capt.
1752–1832
Montague, Massachusetts
Hannah Montague
1752–1836
Sunderland, Massachusetts
Lyman Taft
1762–1833
Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Deborah Wood
1767–1832
Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Nathaniel GUNN
1726–1807
Dorothy Marsh
1723–1805
Richard Montague
1729–1794
Lucy Cooley
1731–1795
Samuel Taft
1735–1816
Mary Murdock
1742–1785
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nathaniel Deacon
1693–1779
Belden
1697–1774
Ebenezer Marsh
1687–1747
Elizabeth Gillett
1688–1753
Deacon Sr
1695–1779
Elizabeth White
1695–1753
Ensign Cooley
1687–1746
Elizabeth Gunn
1689–1744
Israel Taft
1698–1753
Mercy Aldrich
1700–1752
Benjamin Murdock
1700–1749
Mary Hyde
1705–1749

Lyman Gunn's Descendants

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Lyman (Taft) Gunn (1 Apr 1810–1 Dec 1890) m. Carolina (Matilda) Morehead (21 Dec 1816–1855)
  1. 1. James Gunn 1840–1880
  2. 2. Lyman (Cephas) Gunn 1846–1914
  3. 3. William (L) Gunn 1849–
  4. 4. Sophie (R) Gunn 1851–1895
  5. 5. Charles (M) Gunn 1855–

Lyman Gunn's Timeline

2 Records

1810
1 Apr 1810
Birth of Lyman Taft Gunn in Sunderland, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA
Sunderland, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA
1890
1 Dec 1890
Age 80
Death of Lyman Taft Gunn in Dresden, Weakley, Tennessee, USA
Dresden, Weakley, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1810
    Event Place: Sunderland, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: Tennessee, Find A Grave Index, 1777-2012

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Dec 1890
    Event Place: Dresden, Weakley, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: Tennessee, Find A Grave Index, 1777-2012

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: Tennessee, Find A Grave Index, 1777-2012
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